Bush knew it was a LIE before giving the SOTU. (link inside)

[Lex]

At least according to this source he did (link below).

An intelligence consultant who was present at two White House briefings where the uranium report was discussed confirmed that the President was told the intelligence was questionable and that his national security advisors urged him not to include the claim in his State of the Union address.
"The report had already been discredited," said Terrance J. Wilkinson, a CIA advisor present at two White House briefings. "This point was clearly made when the President was in the room during at least two of the briefings."
Bush's response was anger, Wilkinson said.
"He said that if the current operatives working for the CIA couldn't prove the story was true, then the agency had better find some who could," Wilkinson said. "He said he knew the story was true and so would the world after American troops secured the country."

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_2518.shtml

[ComerPerro]

1. But he doesn't care

To quote the Penguin, from "Batman Returns", "You gotta admidt, I played this city like a harp from hell".

[JackSwift]

2. Bush isn't interested in doing his job correctly

only with being "commander in chief" so he can order people around and make them do what he wants and lie how he wants.

[Elidor]

3. This is the disclosure I've been waiting for

Let's see how far this one goes.

[Dudley_DUright]

4. Yup, this could be huge

but I could find nothing about it using a googlenews search. I hope Mr. Wilkinson steps forward like Joseph Wilson just did over the weekend!

[AlinPA]

6. Its going nowhere.

Media covered it up as "an error" as if to say, "poor Bush, they gave him bad intelligence" Dirty bastards, all.

[jbfam4]

5. Terrance J. Wilkinson

better stay out of small planes. Dana Rohrabacker was just on Pat and Bill's show: "The Cia and top directors check the speech so it is their fault....Bush acted in good faith." The spin begins!

[Dudley_DUright]

7. Not if they told Chimpy it was a lie

and he went ahead and used it anyway. I know you are reporting on the repuke spin, but it ain't going to wash this time. Too many times through the spin cycle!

[NYC]

8. Peter Jennings mentioned this a little before 7 p.m. EST.

He said the White House admits (or some similar word) that the Nigerian uranium SHOULD NOT have been in the State of the Union Address.

[caledesi]

9. Weaponsgate is starting to grow! Yes, get these thugs out! n/t

[DrBB]

10. Whoa NELLIE--Wilkinson has got the stake for the little vampire

Woe betide Hannity and friends with their "The Presidink Was Misled" spin. That's not gonna hold up boys. We got somebody here sez your IQ-challenged little buddy made 'em put it in the speech over his ADVISERS' objections. That's gonna hurt if Wilkinson can make it stick.

We gonna see Wilkinson on the Op-Ed of the NYTimes now, hmmmmm?